Olympic National ParkNPR Digital Services RSS Generator 0.94Stories and features from the KUOW newsroom.NPR Digital Services RSS Generator 0.94Olympic National ParkThu, 10 Aug 2017 00:52:28 +0000Olympic National Parkhttp://kuow.org
Bill Radke speaks with Rob Smith, the Northwest regional director of the National Parks Conservation Association, about the Olympic National Park's plan to either kill or relocate the estimated 625 non-native mountain goats in the park. The goats are seen as a hassle for hikers and a threat to native plant and animal life. We also hear from Rachel Bjork, a board member with Northwest Animal Rights Network, about why she thinks the animals shouldn't be killed or moved. The National Parks Service will be taking public comment until September 26. You can fill out the survey at their site.What should we do about the goats in Olympic National Park?http://kuow.org/post/what-should-we-do-about-goats-olympic-national-park
110419 as http://kuow.orgTue, 08 Aug 2017 20:30:21 +0000What should we do about the goats in Olympic National Park?Tom BanseOlympic National Park is inching ahead on a plan to reduce or eliminate its population of non-native mountain goats. A draft plan released Monday for public comment includes options to relocate or kill the animals.Olympic National Park Inches Ahead On Mountain Goat Control Planhttp://kuow.org/post/olympic-national-park-inches-ahead-mountain-goat-control-plan
109440 as http://kuow.orgTue, 25 Jul 2017 00:18:00 +0000Olympic National Park Inches Ahead On Mountain Goat Control PlanThe Olympic Peninsula was Charles Nelsons best medicine. The Army veteran had served during 1990s conflicts in Somalia and Kuwait before returning home to Seattle. Nelson couldnt cope with daily life as a civilian. Something as common as an unexpected car-door slam gave him a shiver of fear. Doctors diagnosed him with anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. He joined a group of veterans who took weekly hikes deep into the rainforest. It was better therapy for me than anything else Ive really been through, Nelson said. Then, without warning in 2013, the rumble of a Navy jet roared over his sanctuary, up the valley of the Quinault River. It sent Nelson into a forward somersault on the mossy forest floor. WATCH: Battle Ready - The Digital Documentary I thought we were being invaded, he said. The Olympic Peninsula is home to some of the last temperate rainforest in the continental United States. The primeval mountain landscape is also one of the quietest, most remote placesGrowler Jets Test Rainforest Peace As NW Military Presence Growshttp://kuow.org/post/growler-jets-test-rainforest-peace-nw-military-presence-grows
93422 as http://kuow.orgThu, 01 Dec 2016 20:01:00 +0000Growler Jets Test Rainforest Peace As NW Military Presence GrowsAshley AhearnThe Navy has just been granted permits by the U.S. Forest Service to expand electromagnetic warfare training over Washingtons Olympic Peninsula. Now the Navy is cleared to drive trucks out into the Olympic National Forest, armed with electromagnetic signaling technology. Then growler jets will take off from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island and fly overhead, searching for the signal trucks from the air. It's essentially a military training game of hide-and-go-seek. The trucks simulate cell towers and other communications behind enemy lines that the Navy wants to scramble. "It's a critical warfighting capability," said Captain Scott Farr, who heads the U.S. Navy growler fleet out of Whidbey Island. "Everybody is dependent upon the electromagnetic spectrum as an operational environment and we disrupt that." The jets have also disrupted residents of the Olympic Peninsula and the surrounding islands, who say they are noisy enough to rattle windows and interrupt conversation. "I dont thinkNavy Granted Permits For More Growler Jet Training On Olympic Peninsulahttp://kuow.org/post/navy-granted-permits-more-growler-jet-training-olympic-peninsula
93359 as http://kuow.orgWed, 30 Nov 2016 22:58:00 +0000Navy Granted Permits For More Growler Jet Training On Olympic PeninsulaBill Radke speaks with local poet and writer Tim McNulty about what makes Olympic National Park unique to Washington state. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service. McNulty is the author of " Olympic National Park: A Natural History. "Why Olympic National Park is such a special placehttp://kuow.org/post/why-olympic-national-park-such-special-place
85991 as http://kuow.orgThu, 11 Aug 2016 23:04:03 +0000Why Olympic National Park is such a special placeTom BanseMultiple times this summer, the sighting of a wayward hobbyist drone has grounded aerial firefighting aircraft at Western wildfires. But unmanned aircraft have the potential to be useful at wildfires too.Park Service Borrows Drone To Guide Olympic Rainforest Wildfire Fighthttp://kuow.org/post/park-service-borrows-drone-guide-olympic-rainforest-wildfire-fight
62492 as http://kuow.orgSat, 29 Aug 2015 00:01:12 +0000Park Service Borrows Drone To Guide Olympic Rainforest Wildfire FightKatie CampbellAnne Shaffer sits on the sandy shoreline of the Elwha River and looks around in amazement. Just two years ago, this area would have been under about 20 feet of water.An Undammed River’s Sediment Brings New Life Downstreamhttp://kuow.org/post/undammed-river-s-sediment-brings-new-life-downstream
30263 as http://kuow.orgTue, 11 Mar 2014 16:08:51 +0000An Undammed River’s Sediment Brings New Life DownstreamAshley AhearnRemoval of the two dams on the Elwha River has been temporarily halted because massive amounts of sediment released from above the dams have clogged a nearby city’s water treatment facilities.Sediment Woes For Port Angeles Water Treatment Facility Put Elwha Dam Removal On Holdhttp://kuow.org/post/sediment-woes-port-angeles-water-treatment-facility-put-elwha-dam-removal-hold
11842 as http://kuow.orgTue, 23 Apr 2013 14:32:45 +0000Sediment Woes For Port Angeles Water Treatment Facility Put Elwha Dam Removal On HoldAshley AhearnThe American marten is a small elusive member of the weasel family. People trap them and sell their pelts on the fur market where they’re known as “sable.” Their numbers are healthy across places like Canada and northern parts of the US, but scientists worry that marten populations have severely declined in coastal mountain ranges -- like the Olympic National Forest -- but they don’t know for sure. A group of volunteers is working with scientists to help monitor the martens and gather data to help determine their future.Searching The Olympic Forest For The Elusive Martenhttp://kuow.org/post/searching-olympic-forest-elusive-marten
6798 as http://kuow.orgFri, 18 Jan 2013 17:58:03 +0000Searching The Olympic Forest For The Elusive MartenSara LernerScientists will soon head to the Olympic coast to evaluate a dock that washed ashore in a remote section of Olympic National Park. It could be debris from last year’s tsunami in Japan. It might even be as big as the gigantic piece of debris that showed up on Oregon’s coast in June. That dock weighed 188 tons. Dave Workman with the Washington state Marine Debris Task Force tells KUOW’s Sara Lerner scientists need to see if invasive species might be hitching a ride on the dock. They also need to figure out how to remove it.Another Dock Washes Ashore In Wash., Possibly From Japanese Tsunami http://kuow.org/post/another-dock-washes-ashore-wash-possibly-japanese-tsunami
5376 as http://kuow.orgWed, 19 Dec 2012 19:33:13 +0000Another Dock Washes Ashore In Wash., Possibly From Japanese Tsunami